XP Check Disk Won't Work

[Steve]

When I schedule a check disk under XP and restart my PC,
I get the following message:

"The type of volume is NTFS. Cannot open volume for
direct access. Windows has finished checking the disk."

And then my log on screen comes up and I can start up
normally, but I can't run check disk at all. My PC is
only 8 months old and I've been running check disk twice
a month without this problem (until now).

Any ideas what this error means? Thanks a lot for any
help!

 

[MGGP]

Fairly common problem . . .
Read this first:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;823439&Product=winxp

Then try this:
Go to Start > Run and type: CMD and hit enter. Then
type in:
chkntfs /x c: , and hit enter. Reboot your computer.

[This disables CHKDSK from running on drive C:]

Then read this:
CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=160963

Good Luck !

 

[MGGP]

Fairly common problem . . .
Read this first:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;823439&Product=winxp

Then try this:
Go to Start > Run and type: CMD and hit enter. Then
type in:
chkntfs /x c: , and hit enter. Reboot your computer.

[This disables CHKDSK from running on drive C:]

Then read this:
CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=160963

Good Luck !

 

[Guest]

Thanks MGGP, I appreciate the info!

-----Original Message-----
Fairly common problem . . .
Read this first:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;823439&Product=winxp

Then try this:
Go to Start > Run and type: CMD and hit enter. Then
type in:
chkntfs /x c: , and hit enter. Reboot your computer.

[This disables CHKDSK from running on drive C:]

Then read this:
CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=160963

Good Luck !

-----Original Message-----
When I schedule a check disk under XP and restart my PC,
I get the following message:

"The type of volume is NTFS. Cannot open volume for
direct access. Windows has finished checking the disk."

And then my log on screen comes up and I can start up
normally, but I can't run check disk at all. My PC is
only 8 months old and I've been running check disk twice
a month without this problem (until now).

Any ideas what this error means? Thanks a lot for any
help!
.

.

 

[Alex Nichol]

When I schedule a check disk under XP and restart my PC,
I get the following message:

"The type of volume is NTFS. Cannot open volume for
direct access. Windows has finished checking the disk."

Have you installed Zone Alarm version 5? This is a known problem with
it; go back to the earlier 4.5 version